Antonia Candelaria was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. / family photo via AP

by Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY

by Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has identified 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on Monday, devastating the Oklahoma City suburb. Ten of the dead were children, two of those infants.

Here is a closer look at those lost in the tragedy.

Sydney Angle, 9, was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Her softball coach, Landon McNeill, lovingly called her "a pickle." Sydney had two goals: win MVP, which she did at a tournament earlier this month, and pitch. The second goal was a tall order because she played in a machine-pitch league. But last weekend the team played in a kid-pitch tournament, and Sydney achieved her milestone. "Sydney was real quirky," McNeill said. "She could be anywhere and have fun doing it."

Hemant Bhonde, 65, was separated during the storm from his wife, Jerrie Bhonde, who shared her story with Today's Matt Lauer. The couple clung to each other in their shower and waited together before they were separated. Bhonde's daughter, Geeta, described her father as a generous, caring man. "Funny, silly, I mean, give you the shirt off his back, literally. The best guy you'll ever meet," she said.

Antonia Candelaria, 9, nicknamed "Ladybug," always "danced, not walked, to the beat of her own drum. And she banged her drum very well. She would bang that drum so loud that others could not help but to start dancing to her beat as well," an obituary states. She loved to sing and had recently auditioned to sing in the Plaza Towers Elementary School Talent Show that was to be held on the last day of school. She loved to draw, paint, color and make crafts.

Antonia's best friend was Emily Conatzer, 9, who was also killed in the tornado. Antonia and Emily met on the first day of school and were instant friends. They were even more elated and grew even closer when they realized they were next-door neighbors, as well. "They were always giggling, running, laughing and playing. They were inseparable, even in their last moments," the obituary reads.

Kyle Davis, 8, was a third grader at Plaza Towers Elementary School. Kyle was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the ferocity with which he played his favorite sport - soccer. "He was a pretty big kid," his grandfather said. "Whenever he had the ball, other kids would just bounce off of him. That's why they called him that. ... He was just the kindest, most giving kid you would ever meet. He had a grin from ear to ear." Kyle also loved going to Monster Jam Truck events, riding 4-wheelers with his family and friends, and playing with his sister and cousins.

Megan Futrell, 29, and her 4-month-old son, Case, died after the roof collapsed on the 7-Eleven where they were riding out the storm in a walk-in cooler. Futrell was a doting mother, active in the Little League association where another son played, her cousin, Amy Pulliam, told The Oklahoman. "She was my sister I never had," Pulliam said. "It's hard, it's hard, it's hard. But there's nothing you can do now."

Ja'Nae Hornsby, 9, was a student at Plaza Towers Elementary School, said her pastor, James Dorn of Mount Triumph Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. "She was an awesome child, awesome student in school, the kind of child that made you happy to be around,'' he said. "She wasn't troublesome. Just a super kid that always had a smile on her face.'' Ja'Nae's father, Joshua Hornsby, said, "Ja'Nae was the life of the party. If Ja'Nae was there, you were having a good time. She liked to sing, be a big sister, be a big cousin. She liked to draw. If she was here, she would just have everybody laughing and she would be in the midst of everything. She loved the spotlight."

Rick Jones, 54, was a postal worker. He worked at the mail processing facility, where was well-liked by his co-workers, according to a statement from the American Postal Workers Union. "The devastation suffered by the community is almost too much to bear," said APWU Human Relations Director Sue Carney. "At last count, at least 12 postal employees lost everything. The homes of nine APWU members were destroyed, and dozens more sustained significant damage." The Moore Post Office was demolished.

Christopher Legg, 9, was a third grader at Plaza Towers Elementary school. Christopher played football, baseball and basketball and "loved to roughhouse and wrestle" with his father, older brother and little sister, his family said in a statement. The youngster also faced his diagnosis with skin cancer and an illness that can cause painful inflammation of the knees in young athletes "with the same strength and enthusiasm that he had for life." Cousin Brian Trumbly says Christopher was a "very outgoing kid" who loved football. Trumbly set up an online fundraiser to help the family. On Trumbly's official site, he noted that Christopher "never met a stranger" and that his grandfather believed he'd one day play center for the University of Oklahoma football team. Trumbly released the Legg family's official statement to USA TODAY: "Christopher was a very strong-willed and outgoing kid. He went out of his way to help with whatever needed to be done. He loved his family very much. ... He was truly a blessing to everyone around him."

Terri Long, 49, would have turned 50 on Monday. She loved traveling, photography, anything Harley-Davidson, and helping others. She loved to read and camped out to see the Twilight movie series with her daughters. "She was just a happy person that loved her kids and family, loved Harleys and loved to be outside," says Ken Long, her husband of 10 years. Long was a longtime employee of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists posted on their Facebook page: "PASS is saddened by the loss of one of our sisters, Oklahoma Chapter Vice President Terri Long."

Nicolas McCabe, 9, was in the third grade at Plaza Towers Elementary. "He was a bright young man with an ornery grin who adored his family and friends at Plaza Towers Elementary. Nicolas loved Legos, country music and going to the lake where he desired to have his own 'Pontoon boat' one day," an obituary states. A post on a fundraising site set up in Nicolas' honor said that "he was so full of life and smiles. He sure loved his Legos!"

Cindy Plumley, 45, was born in Stillwater, Okla. Her family was her life and she enjoyed spending every moment she had with her children and grandchildren. Plumley was a nurse and worked at the Veteran's Center in Norman, Okla.

Tewauna Robinson, 45, lived near Plaza Towers Elementary. Her daughter Angeletta Santiago was planning to move to Oklahoma City on Tuesday morning to be closer to Robinson. Santiago says she had a short phone conversation with her mother around 2:30 p.m. Monday, during the storm. Robinson told her daughter she was seeking shelter in her closet, and that the tornado had touched down. She said "I love you," and then hung up.

Randy Smith, 39, grew up in Oklahoma City. He attended U.S. Grant High School and worked as an electrician. He enjoyed playing video games and watching movies with his son, Dylan, riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family, an obituary states.

Shannon Quick, 40, was the mother of two boys: an 8-year-old and a 13-year-old named Tanner, who was injured in the tornado. Quick spent a lot of time watching her sons' baseball games. She loved cooking and was known for putting together a tasty Crock-Pot dinner for her family. "I couldn't ask for a better daughter," Quick's mother, Joy Waldroop, 61, told The Oklahoman newspaper, from the hospital. "She cared for her family."

Karrina Vargyas, 4, was not quite old enough to be at school like her two older siblings. So she was at home huddled in a bathtub with her mother, younger sister and grandmother. Her father, Phillip Vargyas, said Karrina "had a smile that would light up the room." And whenever he feels the pain of her loss, her father said he likes to think of Karrina giving him a little hug. "She was something else," Phillip Vargyas told The Oklahoman. "She wanted to figure skate. That was her dream in life."

Sydnee Vargyas, 7 months, had crawled for the first time on Sunday. Sydnee was huddled in the bathtub of her south Oklahoma City home with her older sister, mother and grandmother as a tornado bore down on them.

Jenny Neely, 38, rode out that massive tornado inside a closet with her son, Jacob, according to News 9 in Oklahoma. "I just heard windows breaking, and just a big flash of light," Jacob said. "I kind of went deaf for a while. The last words I heard my mom say was, 'Pray, baby,' and that was it." Jacob's father, Michael Neely, said: "She was a great mother. I couldn't have had a better mother for my kids."